It was real, though I hve no chart of it. I have seen references to it in a
number of scholarly works (Naval histories) over the years. Don't know how
the centuries have changed it.

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ...
No, I was reading about a bunch of boats caught in there
and how one weatherly schooner escaped by sailing between
the Hammer and Anvil. Those may be fictional or real. If
real, I'd like to see it in detail. Master and Commander
Series, Vol 17 The schooner was the "Ringle".


"thunder" wrote
Sorry, but I couldn't find anything. Are you reading about a sea-battle?

"THE DOWNS is also the name of a roadstead in the English Channel off
Deal between the North and the South Foreland. It forms a favorite
anchorage during heavy weather, protected on the east by the Goodwin
Sands and on the north and west by the coast. It has depths down to 12
fathoms. Even during southerly gales some shelter is afforded, though
under this condition wrecks are not infrequent."